Case Studies of Value Added Production and Marketing
Case Studies of Value Added Production and Marketing
Case Studies of Value Added Production and Marketing
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Wisconsin Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture<br />
2811 Agriculture Drive<br />
Madison, WI 53718-6777<br />
608/224-5012<br />
Contact:<br />
Mike B<strong>and</strong>li<br />
Agricultural <strong>Marketing</strong> Consultant<br />
608/224-5136<br />
Wyoming Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture<br />
2219 Carey Avenue<br />
Cheyenne, WY 82002<br />
307/777-7321<br />
Contact:<br />
<strong>Marketing</strong> Division<br />
307/777-6577<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> the small quantity <strong>of</strong> pork in Wisconsin the state<br />
has few programs related to pork. Some <strong>of</strong> the value-added<br />
projects that are in the works include:<br />
1. New food products<br />
2. Ethanol feasibility study<br />
3. Caviar processing <strong>and</strong> marketing<br />
4. New soybean oil products<br />
5. Development <strong>of</strong> new specialty cheeses<br />
6. Farmstead cheese production<br />
Grant Project Summaries<br />
12042-<strong>Value</strong>-added Lamb Awarded $27,000.00<br />
The goal <strong>of</strong> this grant is to increase the price lamb producers<br />
receive. In order to achieve this goal, lamb producers<br />
will conduct a feasibility <strong>and</strong> product development study to<br />
identify possible value-added lamb meat products. After a<br />
possible product is identified, the group will create a business<br />
plan for the producer-based association.<br />
Contact: John Witherspoon (715) 748-2008<br />
12055-Development <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Value</strong>-<strong>Added</strong> Oil Seed industry<br />
for Wisconsin Awarded $20,000.00<br />
The goal <strong>of</strong> this project is to develop value-added oil seed<br />
processing in Wisconsin. The project is a collaborative<br />
effort between the Wisconsin Innovation Corporation, UW-<br />
Madison Department <strong>of</strong> Agronomy, UW-Center for<br />
Cooperatives, Soy-Co L.L.C. <strong>and</strong> Cooperative Development<br />
Services. Project goals include the creation <strong>of</strong> new valueadded<br />
products from oil seed processing plant <strong>and</strong> creation<br />
<strong>of</strong> an oil seed cooperative. The project will provide a new<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itable market for central <strong>and</strong> northern Wisconsin<br />
Farmers.<br />
Contact: Bruce Davis (715) 635-2197<br />
12078-Conducting value-added Product Development<br />
Research at River Valley Foods, Inc Awarded $17,550.00<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this study is to provide producers with a<br />
value-added food-processing model. In this study, River<br />
Valley Food will document the complete food product<br />
development research conducted on several value-added<br />
processing foods. Information gained from this study will<br />
be published in a guidebook <strong>and</strong> be made available<br />
through the UW-CIAS World Wide Web Page.<br />
Contact: Bill Wenzel (608) 226-0300<br />
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